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enAfter 7 Years, Finally, A Football Field Of Their Ownhttp://wnku.org/post/after-7-years-finally-football-field-their-own
The virgin Astroturf is springy underfoot, and the neon yellow goal posts stretch up into the blue September sky. The Comets should be playing well.<p>They're not.<p>After seven years of away-games, the football team at Cody High School in Detroit has their own field. The facility at Cody was in such terrible shape that they couldn't play there.<p>That changed Friday night. Unfortunately, the Comets homecoming did not start well.<p>At halftime, the score was 0-0.Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:16:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton40529 at http://wnku.orgAfter 7 Years, Finally, A Football Field Of Their OwnRecall Woes Push Along GM's Cultural Reinventionhttp://wnku.org/post/recall-woes-push-along-gms-cultural-reinvention
General Motors has announced a big hit to first-quarter earnings, largely due to costs for recalls. Profits dropped nearly 90 percent from last year, with the company making a razor-thin profit of $100 million, GM said Thursday.<p>Meanwhile, GM has yet to explain why it took 10 years to issue one of the recalls for a defective ignition switch. Some critics believe the automaker's dysfunctional culture is to blame.<p>But the recall crisis could speed up a culture shift that's already underway. <p><strong>Customer-Focused</strong><p>The old GM may have taken customers for granted.Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:16:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton34961 at http://wnku.orgRecall Woes Push Along GM's Cultural ReinventionAfter Nearly Six Decades In Office, Dingell Decides Not To Runhttp://wnku.org/post/after-nearly-six-decades-office-dingell-decides-not-run
John Dingell of Michigan, the longest-serving congressman in U.S. history, announced he won't run in 2014. As Tracy Samilton reports, Dingell's state will lose more than an icon when he retires.Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:00:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton32776 at http://wnku.orgAll Aboard! Real-Life Polar Express Chugs Through Michiganhttp://wnku.org/post/all-aboard-real-life-polar-express-chugs-through-michigan
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4OrzADVrjQ</p>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:17:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton30461 at http://wnku.orgAll Aboard! Real-Life Polar Express Chugs Through MichiganGM's New CEO Marks A Return To Traditionhttp://wnku.org/post/gms-new-ceo-marks-return-tradition
Transcript <p>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: <p>And here's even bigger news from General Motors, it has chosen a woman as its next chief executive officer, a first in America's auto industry. She's an engineer at the company insider - which could be a lot more important to GM's future than her gender.<p>Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton reports.<p>TRACY SAMILTON, BYLINE: Mary Barra follows in the wake of two CEOs from outside the auto industry. Dan Akerson ran a large private equity fund before taking the helm of GM.Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:19:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton30243 at http://wnku.orgAround The World, Ford's Mustang Fuels A Dreamhttp://wnku.org/post/around-world-fords-mustang-fuels-dream
Just about every Mustang owner has a story about how their love affair with the car began.<p>Laura Slider's story began the day a red Mustang appeared in the driveway across the street.<p>"I've wanted one ever since I was 15," she says. "It was owned by a very cute boy that I liked. And then we rode in it and it was very fast and sporty and fun and pretty, and I thought, I want one someday."<p>Now, decades later, she has one. And, yes, it's red.<p>On Thursday, Ford Motor Co.Wed, 04 Dec 2013 08:06:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton29997 at http://wnku.orgAround The World, Ford's Mustang Fuels A DreamMuseum Tries To Save The Plant Where Rosie Rivetedhttp://wnku.org/post/museum-tries-save-plant-where-rosie-riveted
The historic Michigan factory where the iconic Rosie the Riveter and thousands of other women built B-24 bombers during World War II could face the wrecking ball two months from now.<p>A modest nonprofit is trying to raise enough money to salvage some of the massive plant, which Ford sold to General Motors after the war. The Yankee Air Museum figures the factory is the perfect place to start anew, after a devastating fire destroyed its collections in 2004.<p>The huge hangar doors on the old Willow Run assembly plant are majestic in proportion.Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:10:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton25779 at http://wnku.orgMuseum Tries To Save The Plant Where Rosie RivetedAt Henry Ford's 150th Birthday Partyhttp://wnku.org/post/henry-fords-150th-birthday-party
Transcript <p>SUSAN STAMBERG, HOST: <p>Amid all the gloom in Detroit, some people were celebrating this weekend. It's the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. There was a big party at the Ford Stage in Dearborn, and people gathered there to remember the inventor who, by the way, was known for his passion for folk dance. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton sent us this audio postcard.<p>UNIDENTIFIED MAN: The dance we'd like to show you is the schottische. It's a one-two-three-hop, four-five-six-hop.Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:07:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton25535 at http://wnku.orgEPA's Push For More Ethanol Could Be Too Little, Too Latehttp://wnku.org/post/epas-push-more-ethanol-could-be-too-little-too-late
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could soon issue a final ruling that aims to force oil companies to replace E10, gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol, with E15.<p>This move could come just as widespread support for ethanol, which is made from corn, appears to be eroding.<p>Mike Mitchell was once a true believer in ethanol as a homegrown solution to foreign oil imports.Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:23:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton21408 at http://wnku.orgEPA's Push For More Ethanol Could Be Too Little, Too LateStudy To Test 'Talking' Cars That Would Warn Drivers Of Unseen Dangershttp://wnku.org/post/study-test-talking-cars-would-warn-drivers-unseen-dangers
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j676bIqL4-8</p>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0000Michigan Radio: Tracy Samilton14365 at http://wnku.orgStudy To Test 'Talking' Cars That Would Warn Drivers Of Unseen Dangers